Dell completes acquisition of Quest Software

Dell has completed the acquisition of Quest Software to add its identity and access management (IAM) and data protection software to its portfolio.

As reported by SC Magazine in July, the acquisition sees Dell offer even more security solutions its previous acquisitions of network security vendor SonicWall and managed security service provider SecureWorks last year.

The deal sees more than 100,000 customers, 5,000 channel partners, 1,500 software sales and marketing experts and 1300 software developers added to the Dell Software Group. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Alan Fudge, SVP of worldwide sales and marketing at Quest Software, said: “Quest is a strong strategic fit with Dell's software group and our products extend their existing capabilities in systems management, security and business intelligence.

This article originally appeared at scmagazineuk.com